More Tangram Fun .... And Last Chance for a Giveaway!

Happy Monday! Hope you had a good one! Mine ran fairly smoothly but I am exhausted tonight. Not a good sign since it is ONLY Monday!

Anyway, I wanted to share a fun activity we worked on this morning.

I blogged about using tangrams HERE, and we continued the fun this week with this fun vocabulary tangram puzzle:

I used the tangram template from Laura Candler's freebie back. Then I wrote the geometry vocabulary words and their definitions on the tangram pieces. The kids put the tangram puzzle together with their partners and discovered the meanings of  the vocabulary words for the week.

They then recorded the meaning and drew an example of each word in their math journals. It was a fun quick project. The kids were challenged and really enjoyed working with the tangrams!

I was inspired by this pin:

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In other news, I will be drawing a winner for my 100 follower giveaway tomorrow. If you haven't done so already, enter NOW!!!

I will be giving away a $30 Target gift card. Think about all of the damage you could do at the dollar spot with $30 dollars. :)

To Enter: 
-Follow my blog and leave a comment w/your email address saying that you are a follower....
-If you are already a follower, you can play, too!  Just leave me comment telling me that you already follow my blog.
-Don't forget to leave your email address so that I can contact you if you are the winner.

Ends tomorrow! 

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Five on Friday

I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for the Five on Friday Linky (and I'm actually on time this week!). 

1) Tangram Fun! 

We had lots of fun with Laura Candler's Tangram Polygon Exploration freebie. It was really fun to see the kiddos working and thinking with shapes in new ways. The best part was seeing them work together and help each other meet each challenge. 

I love the paper tangram templates. Such an easy low tech way to create manipulatives. I printed mine on astrobrights paper and laminated. Easy-peezy! 

I also downloaded this fun app for the high tech version. The kids loved this one too! :) 

We have a few more activities with our tangrams next week and while I was searching for ideas on pintrest I found this gem! 

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How fun is that! I'd love to attempt this for a fun snack for my students.....we'll see if it happens....

(The picture links you too a great blog with lots of other great ideas with tangrams, too!) 

2) Yummy Soup

On the home front, I am trying to cook more meals at home. I tried this crock pot soup this week and it was super yummy and super easy! 

It is from 365saysofcrockpot.com. If you haven't already, go check it out. So many great recipes on my "to try" list! 

3) Pizza! Pizza! 

Our admin had a pizza party to celebrate the students who improved their benchmark grades. There was lots of extra pizza left over for the teachers....it's the little things that make this teacher happy! :) 

4) Astrobirghts Everything

I love this paper and cardstock! I even just found sentence strips in astrobright colors t Michale's, Live, love, love! 

5) Cheap, comfy, cute shoes! 

I love these Payless flats. They are the comfiest flats I own....even better than my more expensive pairs. I own four different colors and I think I'm gonna swing for this black and white pair this weekend. So cute! 

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway! 

To Enter: 
-Follow my blog and leave a comment w/your email address saying that you are a follower....
-If you are already a follower, you can play, too!  Just leave me comment telling me that you already follow my blog.
-Don't forget to leave your email address so that I can contact you if you are the winner.

Drawing ends  next Tuesday (Feb. 26th)!

a Rafflecopter giveaway Thanks so much for entering! :)

Enjoy your weekend, teacher friends!